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Feb. 9 1926.

S. M. CASEY DOOR Filed Feb. 16, 1925 Patented Feb. 9, 1926.

UNITED STAT ash PATENT OFFICE,

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Appllcation flled February 16, 1925 8er1allI'o. 9,504.

- roazzwmam Be it known that I, S'rnrmm M. Cesar,

a citizen of the United States of America,

residing at San Francisco, in the county of San Francisco andState of California,

7 have. invented certain new and useful Imdoor, and a screen door and oils that can be readily chan ed at pleasure for a screen or solid door, t erebysecuring the advantages of both, avoiding the expense and in- .convenience of the ordinary screen door, and

the resultant difliculties and inconvenience entailed in the placing, removal and storage of the usual screen door. The scope of my invention extends to whatever construction may be defined by or included. within the terms orlangu'agei of the appended claim. In the drawing: f

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a door embodying my. invention, partly broken away; 1

Figure 2'is an enlarged longitudinal sec tion of Figural, illustrating the glass panel in its raised position; 1

Figure 3 is a similar view showing /the glass panel in its lowered position. within the door and Figure"'4 is a transverse section on the line 4-4 of Figure ,2.

My invention, in the form or embodiment shown in the drawing and bl iefly described, com rises the stiles, 11, of the door,- 10, whic ma be made double or single, as desired. T e rails, 12 and 13, are formed of solid material, whereas, the center rail,

14, is. construtd of two boards or \stri s, 15 and 16. The rails, 13 and 14, and t e stiles, 11, are suitably grooved for the purpose of receivingthe panels, 15, they being spaced apart, as is clearly illustrated in Figures 2 and 3 of the accompanying drawmg.

It will be readily seen from Figures 2 and 3, that by forming a door of such a I construction, the spacegor compartment, 17,

would extend from the upper edge of'the center rail, 14, to the upper edge of the rail, 13.

A groove, 18, is formed in the lower edge of the upper rail, 12, which aligns with and corresponds to the vertically extendin grooves, 19, formed in the inner edges 0 the stiles, 11. -To obtain the best results, I form the grooves, 18 and 19, of approximately the same width as is the space, 17, between the rail sections, 15 and 16.

A window sash, 2,0, isslidably mounted within the grooves, 19, formed in the stiles, c5 11, and 1s snu ly fitted when" in itsraised position, as is s own in Figure 2, within the upper groove or recess, 18, and the upper portion of the space, 17. The pane of glass carried by the sash, 20, may, ofcourse, be supported in ,any suitable manner. 7 For the purpose of counter-balancing the sash, 20, 1n its raised -pr lowered position, I utilize a tape, 21, which is secured at-one end to the upper edge of the sash, 20, the opposite end thereof eing wound about a spring tension roller located near the upper end of the door, 10, as is clearly shown in Figures1and3.. a For readily placing thesash, 20, or removing it for assembly or repair, I provide mouldings orstrips, 22, about the opening,

23,,forn ed in the upper end of the door, 10.. The opening, 23, may, of course, be varied to suit the particular requirements. 'Ascreened sash, 24, is located adjacent to the glassed sash, 20, when in'its raised position, as is shown in Fi re 2, it being noted that the width of t e sash, 24, is substantiall the same as the width of the strips, 15, orming a part of the rail, 14, so that the movementof the glassed sash, 20, will not be hindered. For the purpose of retaining the screened sash, 24, in osition and to preventits accidental disp cement from within the opening, 23, of the door, 10, I form a rib or bead, 25, integrally with the u per edge of the sash frame, 24, which is adapted to 'fit into a recess, 26, provided in, the lower edge of the rail, 12.; A door, constructed in accordance with my invention, it will be readily seen, may be readily handled and economically stored or ship d, inasmuch as the screened sash, 24, is ush with the outer surface of the door frame. It will be obvious, with particular reference to Figures 2 .and 3, that the screened sash, 24, maybe retained in its position vwithout interfering with the movement of the glassed sash, 20, or it may 110 be readily removed from its osition within the opening, 23, should ,it e desired.

- I claim:

A door comprising stiles, solid top and bottom rails, a center rail made up of two similar strips with their outer surfaces flush with the similar surfaces of the top and bottom rails and their inner surfaces spaced apart, lower panels between each of the center rail sections and the bottom rail, said lower panels being spaced in continuation of the space between the center rail sections, a window-carr ing sash of a thickness to slidably fit in t e space between the center rail sections and the lower panels,

upper rail being recessed inv line with the space between center rails to receive the upper edge or the sash, and a screen-carrying frame arranged and fixedly interfitted between the lower edge of the upper rail at one side of the sash receiving recess and the upper edge of one of the center rails, the inner edge of the screen frameforming a fixed guide for the movement of the sash.

STEPHEN M. CASEY. 

